''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is a side scrolling

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released for the Nintendo

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in 1990, published by LJN and developed by Rare based on the

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superhero Spider-Man.

Gameplay

Spider-Man has three extra lives and three continues. The intermission scenes between each level feature Spider-Man trading catchy barbs with a supervillain on a cell phone or walkie-talkie to find out where he should go next. Spider-Man can jump a normal and a double height. When he double-jumps, he can swing on a web. This can only be done for a short time until the web-meter runs out. Spider-Man's primary standing attack is a punch to the jaw. While crouching, Spider-Man can do a low, side kick. While jumping in the air, Spider-Man can do a side kick. While standing still, Spider-Man can shoot a glob of webbing from his wrists. This slightly depletes his web-meter. In the two vertical levels, Spider-Man climbs up the side of a building, and will "buzz" with his spider sense, indicating that the player should move Spider-Man out of the way of possible falling objects. Web vials are used to restore Spider-Man's web-meter, since his webbing is in limited supply. They are dropped by henchmen throughout the levels. Hamburgers restore some of Spider-Man's health meter.

Storyline

Spider-Man's most dangerous supervillains have discovered his secret identity, Peter Parker, and kidnapped his wife, Mary Jane. The action game takes the player through various city locations, battling an assortment of minor thugs, animals, and a supervillain (

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, Dr. Octopus,

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) at the end of each level who, through intermission scenes, will taunt Spider-Man as to the whereabouts of his wife.

Sequels

''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''

''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (released as ''Spider-Man 2'' in North America) was developed by Bits Studios and published by

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and released in 1992. The game is different from the original game, in that along with its

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theme, Spider-Man also has to collect various objects located in each level in order to solve puzzles. The game's story follows a collection of supervillains (the

, Lizard,

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, Carnage, and Mysterio) who have framed Spider-Man for a bank robbery. He must survive several side scrolling levels, battling various thugs and supervillains in order to clear his name.

''The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers''

''The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers'' (release as ''Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers'' in North America) was developed by Bits Studios and published by Acclaim Entertainment and released in 1993. The game is based loosely on the comic book storyline of the same name, with Spider-Man being attacked by an assortment of high-tech robot Spider-Slayers. The player controls Spider-Man through various levels, fighting enemies and supervillains while solving various types of puzzles. The game features various enemies such as Electro, Scorpion, and ultimately the game's main antagonist

Alistair Smythe Alistair Alphonso Smythe () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man, and the son of Spencer Smythe. After his father dedicated his lif ...

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External links

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